Comment on I used to be an uber eats driver and lowkey

• Elting@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I just grew up poor and find the level of fiscal irresponsibility involved in ride sharing your meals appalling. Not one of those “pull yourself up from your bootstraps” guys (there are lots of forces that keep people in poverty), but you might aswell be lighting money on fire if you get doordash.

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  • MartianRecon@lemmus.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This person could be getting a catered bbq spread for a family. The idea that you automatically assume this is one person buying something for themselves shows you’re just looking for a reason to be angry.

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    • Elting@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I could feed 10 people ribs and potato salad and it wouldn’t even come close to breaking a hundo (I usually feed more on labor day). That is the power of doing your own cooking.

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      • Fluke@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        What if the customer is incapable of some or all of the chain of tasks required to produce the home cooked equivalent?

        Could be they work pretty much their whole waking life, running 3 or more jobs.

        Could be they’re disabled and can’t do grocery shopping, or food prep, or cooking.

        Before you judge someone, spend a few minutes imagining why exactly the circumstances are the way they are, and aim for a bit beyond the hateboner fantasy you already had in mind, yeah?

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      • Jessicat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It is crazy how much of a price difference there is in between ordering and shopping/cooking. We’re really lucky to have a weekly farmers market with an incredible fish stand. They sell better quality and cheaper fish than Whole Foods so that compounds our savings too.

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      • MartianRecon@lemmus.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well look at you. Why’re you judging someone on buying something and not someone stealing something.

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  • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I grew up poor and well but I sorta also think you’re trash.

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• Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Dude has a point. 137 dollars? What the fuck are we doing? Why do we keep doing it? Its not entirely the users fault. But like, I dont use any of these services. They’re practically cold food scams.

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  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Is it actually hard to imagine someone ordering food for like 8 people?

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    • Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      8 people on door dash is more than 137, same with Uber Eats. That’d be closer to a 200 dollar bill. My cousin uses it everyday and it has increased his food costs by 40%. Thats insane.

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      • cm0002@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I mean just eating out in general is the most expensive way to feed yourself in general, does your cousin just not know how to cook?

        I personally just have a shit ton of fake accounts so I can cycle through and use the 50% off “new customer” discounts, but trying to do that everyday wouldn’t work LMAO it should be reserved for maybe a weekly thing, a treat for if you’re drunk/stoned on a fri/sat night

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      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        8 was obviously an estimate. Replace with a different number. I have used it before and $25 per person wouldn’t be common for people who aren’t batshit insane with their money. Just as with most things, you can spend stupid amounts of money or you can be more sensible.

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  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    $132 actually.

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